Base bag with cover



. JOSSELSON BASE BAG WITH COV 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 3, 1946Inventor A ttorn evs Jan, H0, E950 .1. JossELsoN 2,494,5M

BASE BAG WITH COVER Filed Aug. 5, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 vEil PatentedJan. 10, 1950 2,494,511 BASE BAG WITH oovER Joseph J osselson, CarmodyHills, Md. Application August s, 1946, serial No. 688,301

4 Claims. (Cl. 273-25) This invention relates to improvements in base-bags with covers for use on a baseball diamond.

An object of the invention is to provide an im- -proved base bag havinga removable wear cover A for the top and sides thereof which will takemost of the wear from the players cleats, thereby providing a muchgreater length of time the base bag will be serviceable before the samehas to be replaced.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved base bag and aremovable protecting cover therefor, said cover being made with wearresisting cross stitched reinforcing welts over its upper surface andintegrally formed depending sides adapted to be placed in' positionovera base bag and to be fastened thereto by means of spaced snapfasteners disposed on the several sides of said bag and cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved base bagwith crossed reinforcing and base positioning straps, and a detachablewear cover for said bag having spaced fastening snaps on its four sidesadapted to hold said cover on the bag and to extend at the oppositesides of the strap buckles to hold the same in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforced wearresisting cover for base bags which will protect base bags from the hardusage given them by the cleats on the baseball players shoes, saidcovers being considerably less expensive to replace than to replace thebase bags.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved base bag anddetachable protecting cover therefor which will be highly ecient in use,and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a base bag with the improvedprotecting cover secured thereon;

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the base bag with the improvedprotecting cover removed therefrom;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the improved base bag protecting cover;

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the improved base bag protectingcover;

Figure 5 is a partial sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the base bag being partly broken awayand in section to show the construction thereof, and

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the improved base bag.

Like characters of reference are used through,- out the followingspecication and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondingparts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided an improved base baggenerally designated by the reference numeral I, the same beingsubstantially square in shape and provided with a double wall of canvasor other heavy fabric 2 and 3.

The base bag is preferably filled with layers of -cotton 4, or with anyother desired material. The

upper surface of the base bag I is stitched at 5 to reinforce the sameand the slotted leather reinforcing tabs 6, 'I, 8 and 9 are sewed to theupper side edges of bag, said slots I0 providing means whereby thereinforcing and base bag positioning straps I I and I2 may be insertedand crossed over the top of the bag between the layers of fabric 2 and3. The straps will completely encircle the bag I and will be crossed onthe outside thereof at the bottom of the bag, whereby means will beprovided for securing the base bag in proper position upon a baseballdiamond. 'Ihe fastening buckles I3 and I4 for the straps Il and I2 willbe disposed on the side edges of the bag I to lie between the spacedmale portions I5 and I6 of the snap fasteners, reinforcing stitching IIbeing run about the fasteners to keep the same in position.

The improved protecting cover for the base bag I comprises a top 20 andintegral depending side walls 2 I, the same being formed with doublelayers of heavy canvas stitched together by the stitches 22 along theside walls, said double layers of canvas being spaced at the top toreceive the thin layer of cotton or other desired reinforcing material23, the same being held in place by means of the crossed and zigzag rowsof stitching 24 run through the cotton and layers of canvas thus formingthe raised welts 25 which serve to reinforce the cover and to resist thecutting action of the cleats on the baseball players shoes.

The spaced headed female or socket snap fasteners 26 and 21 are securedto the opposite sides of the cover 20 and are snapped over the malefasteners I5 and I 6 when the cover is in position upon the bag to holdthe same firmly thereon.

After continued use, the removable covers may become cut and requirereplacement, and by using these replaceable Wear covers, the base bagsmay be used with a number` of the protecting covers before they arerendered unusable. Since the cost of the protecting covers is relativelysmall in comparison with the cost of the base bags, a decided saving inthe cost of the base bags used during a playing season will be effected.

From the foregoing description, it Will be apparent that there has beenprovided a highly efficient and useful base bag and replaceableprotecting cover therefor which will entail a decided savings in expensefor base bag equipment over the base bags now on the market.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has beenillustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intendedto .limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes indetail of construction may be.- resorted to Without departure from thespi-rit ef the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A base bag lcomprising a case having side Walls, a top and a bottomeach of which being of a double thickness of material, the said tophaving slots. in the cuter thickness of .material adjacent the. topedges of the case, straps extending through opposed slots and crossingbetween the thicknesses of material in the top of the case, said strapscrossing on the outer thickness of said bottom.

2. A base bag comprising a case having side of a double thickness ofmaterial, the said top havingv slots in the outer thickness of materialadjacent the top edges of the case, straps extending through opposedslots and crossing between the, thicknesses of material in the top ofthe case, said straps crossing on the outer thickness of'said bottom,and slotted wear tabs adjacent said slots secured to the outer thicknessof. said top.`

t. The combination of claim 2, and a cover having sides,` a top portionand an open bottom, and means attached to said sides spaced from theledges thereof for cooperation with said fastening means, to attach thecover to the case. JOSVFPI-Il JOSSELSON.

REFERENCES CITED They iollowing references are of record in the le ofthis patent;

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,046,126 Latina. June 30, 19362,220,142 Broxton Nov. 5, 1940

